Record Of The Year
- Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
- Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
- We Are Young – Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
- Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
- Thinkin Bout You – Frank Ocean
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
- El Camino – The Black Keys
- Some Nights – Fun.
- Babel – Mumford & Sons
- Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
- Blunderbuss – Jack White
Song Of The Year
- The A Team – Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
- Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
- Call Me Maybe – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
- Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
- We Are Young – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)
Best New Artist
- Alabama Shakes
- Fun.
- Hunter Hayes
- The Lumineers
- Frank Ocean
Grammys 2013: Richmond area artists that are nominated
POP FIELD
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Set Fire To The Rain [live] – Adele
- Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
- Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
- Wide Awake – Katy Perry
- Where Have You Been – Rihanna
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Shake It Out – Florence & the Machine
- We Are Young – Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
- Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
- Sexy And I Know It – Lmfao
- Payphone – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Best Pop Instrumental Album
- 24/7 – Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
- Impressions – Chris Botti
- Four Hands & A Heart Volume One – Larry Carlton
- Live At The Blue Note Tokyo – Dave Koz
- Rumbadoodle – Arun Shenoy
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
- Ceremonials – Florence & the Machine
- Some Nights – Fun.
- Overexposed – Maroon 5
- The Truth About Love – Pink
DANCE / ELECTRONICA FIELD
Best Dance Recording
- Levels – Avicii
- Let’s Go – Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-yo
- Bangarang – Skrillex Featuring Sirah
- Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin
- I Can’t Live Without You – Al Walser
Best Dance/Electronica Album
- Wonderland – Steve Aoki
- Don’t Think – The Chemical Brothers
- >Album Title Goes Here< – Deadmau5
- Fire & Ice – Kaskade
- Bangarang – Skrillex
TRADITIONAL POP FIELD
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Christmas – Michael Bublé
- A Holiday Carole – Carole King
- Kisses On The Bottom – Paul Mccartney
ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance
- Hold On – Alabama Shakes
- Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
- Charlie Brown – Coldplay
- I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
- We Take Care Of Our Own – Bruce Springsteen
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
- I’m Alive – Anthrax
- Love Bites (So Do I) – Halestorm
- Blood Brothers – Iron Maiden
- Ghost Walking – Lamb Of God
- No Reflection – Marilyn Manson
- Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) – Megadeth
Best Rock Song
- Freedom At 21 – Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
- I Will Wait – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (mumford & Sons)
- Lonely Boy – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (the Black Keys)
- Madness – Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
- We Take Care Of Our Own – Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
- El Camino – The Black Keys
- Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
- The 2nd Law – Muse
- Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
- Blunderbuss – Jack White
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album
- The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do – FionaApple
- Biophilia – Björk
- Making Mirrors – Gotye
- Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. – M83
- Bad As Me – Tom Waits
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance
- Thank You – Estelle
- Gonna Be Alright (f.t.b.) – Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
- I Want You – Luke James
- Adorn – Miguel
- Climax – Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Lately – Anita Baker
- Love On Top – Beyoncé
- Wrong Side Of A Love Song – Melanie Fiona
- Real Good Hands – Gregory Porter
- If Only You Knew – Swv
Best R&B Song
- Adorn – Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
- Beautiful Surprise – Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
- Heart Attack – Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
- Pray For Me – Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick “jque” Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
- Refill – Darhyl “dj” Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew “pop” Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Fortune – Chris Brown
- Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel
- Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album
- Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment
- Back To Love – Anthony Hamilton
- Write Me Back – R. Kelly
- Beautiful Surprise – Tamia
- Open Invitation – Tyrese
RAP FIELD
Best Rap Performance
- Hyfr (Hell Ya … Right) – Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne
- … In Paris – Jay-z & Kanye West
- Daughters – Nas
- Mercy – Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
- I Do – Young Jeezy featuring Jay-z & André 3000
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Wild Ones – Flo Rida Featuring Sia
- No Church In The Wild – Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream
- Tonight (Best You Ever Had) – John Legend Featuring Ludacris
- Cherry Wine – Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
- Talk That Talk – Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
- Daughters – Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary Decarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas) Track From: Life Is Good
- Lotus Flower Bomb – Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
- Mercy – Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
- The Motto – Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne)
- … In Paris – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
- Young, Wild & Free – Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (t. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Album
- Take Care – Drake
- Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco
- Life Is Good – Nas
- Undun – The Roots
- God Forgives, I Don’t – Rick Ross
- Based On A T.r.u. Story – 2 Chainz
COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Solo Performance
- Home – Dierks Bentley
- Springsteen – Eric Church
- Cost Of Livin’ – Ronnie Dunn
- Wanted – Hunter Hayes
- Over – Blake Shelton
- Blown Away – Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band
- Pontoon – Little Big Town
- Safe & Sound – Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
- On The Outskirts Of Town – The Time Jumpers
- I Just Come Here For The Music – Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss
Best Country Song
- Blown Away – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
- Cost Of Livin’ – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
- Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
- So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
- Springsteen – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
Best Country Album
- Uncaged – Zac Brown Band
- Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
- Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson
- Four The Record – Miranda Lambert
- The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers
NEW AGE FIELD
Best New Age Album
- Echoes Of Love – Omar Akram
- Live Ananda – Krishna Das
- Bindu – Michael Brant Demaria
- Deep Alpha – Steven Halpern
- Light Body – Peter Kater
- Troubadours On The Rhine – Loreena McKennitt
JAZZ FIELD
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Cross Roads – Ravi Coltrane, soloist
- Hot House – Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
- Alice In Wonderland – Chick Corea, soloist
- J. Mac – Kenny Garrett, soloist
- Ode – Brad Mehldau, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Soul Shadows – Denise Donatelli
- 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project – Kurt Elling
- Live – Al Jarreau (and The Metropole Orkest)
- The Book Of Chet – Luciana Souza
- Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Further Explorations – Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
- Hot House – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
- Seeds From The Underground – Kenny Garrett
- Blue Moon – Ahmad Jamal
- Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans – Gil Evans Project
- For The Moment – Bob Mintzer Big Band
- Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) – Arturo Sandoval
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Flamenco Sketches – Chano Domínguez
- ¡ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
- Multiverse – Bobby Sanabria Big Band
- Duos Iii – Luciana Souza
- New Cuban Express – Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
GOSPEL FIELD
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
- Jesus, Friend Of Sinners – Casting Crowns
- Take Me To The King – Tamela Mann
- Go Get It – Mary Mary
- 10,000 Reasons (bless The Lord) – Matt Redman
- My Testimony – Marvin Sapp
Best Gospel Song
- Go Get It – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, Songwriters (Mary Mary)
- Hold On – Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & Fiya, Monica & Fred HammondI Feel Good – Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond)
- My Testimony – Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp)
- Released – Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
- Jesus, Friend Of Sinners – Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
- 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) – Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
- When Mercy Found Me – Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band)
- White Flag – Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin)
- Your Presence Is Heaven – Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Best Gospel Album
- Identity – James Fortune & Fiya
- Jesus At The Center Live – Israel & New Breed
- Gravity – Lecrae
- I Win – Marvin Sapp
- Worship Soul – Anita Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- Come To The Well – Casting Crowns
- Where I Find You – Kari Jobe
- Gold – Britt Nicole
- Eye On It – Tobymac
- Into The Light – Matthew West
LATIN FIELD
Best Latin Pop Album
- Independiente – Ricardo Arjona
- Ilusión – Fonseca
- Kany Garcia – Kany Garcia
- ¿con Quién Se Queda El Perro? – Jesse Y Joy
- Mtv Unplugged Deluxe Edition – Juanes
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
- Campo – Campo
- Déjenme Llorar – Carla Morrison
- Imaginaries – Quetzal
- Electro-jarocho – Sistema Bomb
- La Bala – Ana Tijoux
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
- Pecados Y Milagros – Lila Downs
- Sembrando Flores – Los Cojolites
- 365 Días – Los Tucanes De Tijuana
- Oye – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
- El Primer Ministro – Gerardo Ortiz
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Cubano Soy – Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros
- Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico – Eddie Montalvo
- Retro – Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
- Formula Vol. 1 – Romeo Santos
AMERICAN ROOTS
Best Americana Album
- The Carpenter – The Avett Brothers
- From The Ground Up – John Fullbright
- The Lumineers – The Lumineers
- Babel – Mumford & Sons
- Slipstream – Bonnie Raitt
Best Bluegrass Album
- The Gospel Side Of – Dailey & Vincent
- Life Finds A Way – The Grascals
- Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail – Noam Pikelny
- Scratch Gravel Road – Special Consensus
- Nobody Knows You – Steep Canyon Rangers
Best Blues Album
- 33 1/3 – Shemekia Copeland
- Locked Down – Dr. John
- Let It Burn – Ruthie Foster
- And Still I Rise – Heritage Blues Orchestra
- Bring It On Home – Joan Osborne
Best Folk Album
- Leaving Eden – Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Election Special – Ry Cooder
- Hambone’s Meditations – Luther Dickinson
- The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Yo-yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
- This One’s For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark – (Various Artists) Shawn Camp & Tamara Saviano, producers
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) – Keola Beamer
- Shi Kéyah Songs For The People – Radmilla Cody
- Pilialoha – Weldon Kekauoha
- Nothin’ But The Best – Corey Ledet With Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie And André Thierry
- The Band Courtbouillon – Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
REGGAE FIELD
Best Reggae Album
- Rebirth – Jimmy Cliff
- Miracle – The Original Wailers
- Tomahawk Technique – Sean Paul
- New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition – Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
- Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill – Toots And The Maytals
WORLD MUSIC FIELD
Best World Music Album
- Folila – Amadou & Mariam
- On A Gentle Island Breeze – Daniel Ho
- Jabulani – Hugh Masekela
- Traveller – Anoushka Shankar
- The Living Room Sessions Part 1 – Ravi Shankar
CHILDREN’S FIELD
Best Children’s Album
- Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers
- High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened … – Bill Harley
- Jumpinjazz Kids – A Swinging Jungle Tale – Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater – James Murray & Various Artists
- Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie – Elizabeth Mitchell
- Radio Jungle – The Pop Ups
SPOKEN WORD FIELD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- American Grown (Michelle Obama) – (Various Artists) Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers
- Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy – Bill Clinton
- Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military – Rachel Maddow
- Seriously… I’m Kidding – Ellen Degeneres
- Society’s Child: My Autobiography – Janis Ian
COMEDY FIELD
Best Comedy Album
- Blow Your Pants Off – Jimmy Fallon
- Cho Dependent (live In Concert) – Margaret Cho
- In God We Rust – Lewis Black
- Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class – Kathy Griffin
- Mr. Universe – Jim Gaffigan
- Rize Of The Fenix – Tenacious D
MUSICAL THEATER FIELD
Musical Theater Album
- Follies – Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, Principal Soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, Composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines & Others)
- The Gershwins’ Porgy And Bess – David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra Mcdonald, Principal Soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (George Gershwin, Composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & Dubose Heyward, Lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, David Alan Grier & Others)
- Newsies – Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, Producers (Alan Menken, Composer; Jack Feldman, Lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Others)
- Nice Work If You Can Get It – Matthew Broderick & Kelli O’Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (George Gershwin, Composer; Ira Gershwin, Lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Matthew Broderick, Kelli O’Hara & Others)
- Once: A New Musical – Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, Principal Soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- The Descendants – (Various Artists)
- Marley- (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
- Midnight In Paris- (Various Artists)
- He Muppets- (Various Artists)
- Rock Of Ages- (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- The Adventures Of Tintin – The Secret Of The Unicorn – John Williams, Composer
- The Artist – Ludovic Bource, Composer
- The Dark Knight Rises – Hans Zimmer, Composer
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Composers
- Hugo – Howard Shore, Composer
- Journey – Austin Wintory, Composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
- Abraham’s Daughter (from The Hunger Games) – T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, Songwriters (Arcade Fire)
- Learn Me Right (from Brave) – Mumford & Sons, Songwriters (Birdy & Mumford & Sons)
- Let Me Be Your Star (from Smash) – Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, Songwriters (Katharine Mcphee & Megan Hilty)
- Man Or Muppet (from The Muppets) Bret Mckenzie, Songwriter (Jason Segel & Walter)
- Safe & Sound (from The Hunger Games) – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, Songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
COMPOSING / ARRANGING FIELD
Best Instrumental Composition
- December Dream – Chuck Loeb, Composer (fourplay)
- Mozart Goes Dancing – Chick Corea, Composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
- Music Of Ansel Adams: America – Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, Composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
- Overture, Waltz And Rondo – Bill Cunliffe, Composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
- Without A Paddle – Bill Holman, Composer (Tall & Small)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington – Michael Philip Mossman, Arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
- How About You – Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project)
- Irrequieto – Bob Mintzer, Arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
- A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!) – Wally Minko, Arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
- Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado) – Gordon Goodwin, Arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- City Of Roses – Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, Arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
- Look To The Rainbow – Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project And Luciana Souza)
- Out There – Shelly Berg, Arranger (Lorraine Feather)
- Spain (I Can Recall) – Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest)
- Wild Is The Wind – Nan Schwartz, Arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)
PACKAGE FIELD
Best Recording Package
- Biophilia – Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, Art Directors (Björk)
- Boys & Girls – Brett Kilroe, Art Director (Alabama Shakes)
- Charmer – Gail Marowitz, Art Director (aimee Mann)
- Love This Giant – Noah Wall, Art Director (David Byrne & St. Vincent)
- Swing Lo Magellan – David Longstreth, Art Director (Dirty Projectors)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack From The Motion Picture) – Rob Sheridan, Art Director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
- Go Fly A Kite – Liz Kweller, Art Director (Ben Kweller)
- Ram – Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition) – Simon Earith & James Musgrave, Art Directors (Paul And Linda McCartney)
- Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition – Stephen Kennedy, Art Director (The Rolling Stones)
- Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection – Fritz Klaetke, Art Director (Woody Guthrie)
ALBUM NOTES FIELD
Best Album Notes
- Banjo Diary: Lessons From Tradition – Stephen Wade, Album Notes Writer (Stephen Wade)
- First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition – Hans Olof Gottfridsson, Album Notes Writer (The Beatles With Tony Sheridan)
- The Pearl Sessions – Holly George-warren, Album Notes Writer (Janis Joplin)
- Piazzolla In Brooklyn – Fernando Gonzalez, Album Notes Writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)
HISTORICAL NOTES
Best Historical Album
He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes – Josh Rosenthal, Compilation Producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, Mastering Engineers (Arizona Dranes)
Old-time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By “song Catcher” Joseph S. Hall – Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, Compilation Producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, Mastering Engineers (Various Artists)
Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm – Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, Compilation Producers; Michael Graves, Mastering Engineer (Various Artists)
Ram – Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition) – Paul McCartney, Compilation Producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, Mastering Engineers (Paul And Linda McCartney)
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set) – Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, Compilation Producers; Mark Linett, Mastering Engineer (The Beach Boys)
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection – Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, Compilation Producers; Pete Reiniger, Mastering Engineer (Woody Guthrie)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Non-classical
The Absence – Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, Engineers; Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer (Melody Gardot)
Ashes & Fire – Glyn Johns, Engineer; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer (Ryan Adams)
The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Richard King, Engineer; Richard King, Mastering Engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
Love Is A Four Letter Word – Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer (Jason Mraz)
Slingshot – Helik Hadar, Engineer; Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)
Producer Of The Year, Non-classical
- Dan Auerbach
- Jeff Bhasker
- Diplo
- Markus Dravs
- Salaam Remi
Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical
In My Mind (Axwell Remix) – Axel Hedfors, Remixer (Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl Featuring Georgi Kay)
Lie Down In Darkness (Photek Remix) – Photek, Remixer (Moby)
Midnight City (eric Prydz Private Remix) Eric Prydz, Remixer (m83) – – Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) – Skrillex, Remixer (nero)
The Veldt (Tommy Trash Remix) – Thomas Olsen, Remixer (deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)
SURROUND SOUND FIELD
Best Surround Sound Album
Chamberland – David Miles Huber, Surround Mix Engineer; David Miles Huber, Surround Mastering Engineer; David Miles Huber, Surround Producer (David Miles Huber)
Modern Cool – Jim Anderson, Surround Mix Engineer; Darcy Proper, Surround Mastering Engineer; Michael Friedman, Surround Producer (Patricia Barber)
Quiet Winter Night – Morten Lindberg, Surround Mix Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Surround Mastering Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Surround Producer (Hoff Ensemble)
Rupa-khandha – Daniel Shores, Surround Mix Engineer; Daniel Shores, Surround Mastering Engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, Surround Producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
Storm Corrosion – Steven Wilson, Surround Mix Engineer; Steven Wilson, Surround Mastering Engineer; Steven Wilson, Surround Producer (Storm Corrosion)
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Americana – Daniel Shores, Engineer; Daniel Shores, Mastering Engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131 – Bruce Egre, Engineer (Brentano String Quartet)
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Tom Caulfield & John Newton, Engineers; Mark Donahue, Mastering Engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Music For A Time Of War – Jesse Lewis & John Newton, Engineers; Jesse Brayman, Mastering Engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
Souvenir – Morten Lindberg, Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Mastering Engineer (trondheimsolistene)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Tim Handley
- Marina Ledin, Victor Ledin
- James Mallinson
- Dan Merceruio
CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Orchestral Performance
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine – Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 – Iván Fischer, Conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
Music For A Time Of War – Carlos Kalmar, Conductor (Oregon Symphony)
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances – Valery Gergiev, Conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
Berg: Lulu – Michael Boder, Conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, Producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
Handel: Agrippina – René Jacobs, Conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress – Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, Producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
Vivaldi: Teuzzone – Jordi Savall, Conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations)
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen – James Levine & Fabio Luisi, Conductors; Hans-peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
Handel: Israel In Egypt – Julian Wachner, Conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street)
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen – Charles Bruffy, Conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony – Peter Eötvös, Conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; Wdr Sinfonieorchester Köln; Swr Vokalensemble Stuttgart & Wdr Rundfunkchor Köln)
The Nightingale – Stephen Layton, Conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices – Hervé Niquet, Conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- Americana – Modern Mandolin Quartet
- Meanwhile – Eighth Blackbird
- Mind Meld – Zofo Duet
- Profanes Et Sacrées – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
- Rupa-khandha – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet
Classical Instrumental Solo
- Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier – András Schiff
- The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau – Jory Vinikour
- Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos – Claudio Cruz, Conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia)
- Holst: The Planets – Hansjörg Albrecht
- Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola – Kim Kashkashian
Classical Vocal Solo
Debussy: Clair De Lune – Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet; Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris)
Homecoming: Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce Didonato – Joyce Didonato (Michael Stern; Kansas City Symphony)
Paris Days, Berlin Nights – Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew & Vogler Quartet)
Poémes – Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Sogno Barocco – Anne Sofie Von Otter (Leonardo García Alarcón; Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)
Classical Compendium
Partch: Bitter Music – Partch, Ensemble; John Schneider, Producer
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis – Antoni Wit, Conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, Producers
Une Fête Baroque – Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor; Daniel Zalay, Producer
Contemporary Classical Composition
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays Stephen Hartke, Composer (eighth blackbird)
León, Tania: Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion – Tania León, Composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, Dancebrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
Praulins, Ugis: The Nightingale – Ugis Praulins, Composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Cello Concerto No. 2 ‘towards The Horizon’ – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Composer (Truls ørk, John Storgárds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Stucky, Steven: August 4, 1964 – Steven Stucky, Composer; Gene Scheer, Librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
MUSIC VIDEO
Short Form Music Video
Houdini – Foster The People | Daniels, Video Directors; Gaetano Crupi, Video Producer
No Church In The Wild – Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream | Romain Gervais, Video Director; Mourad Belkeddan, Video Producer
Bad Girls – M.I.A | Romain Gavras, Video Director; Romain Gavras, Video Producer
We Found Love – Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris | Melina Matsoukas, Video Director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, Video Producers
Run Boy Run – Woodkid | Yoann Lemoine, Video Director; Roman Pichon, Video Producer
Long Form Music Video
Big Easy Express – Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show | Emmett Malloy, Video Director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, Video Producers
Bring Me Home – Live 2011 – Sade | Sophie Muller, Video Director; Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, Video Producers
Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding | Pilar Sanz, Video Director; Esperanza Spalding, Video Producer
Get Along – Tegan & Sara | Salazar, Video Director; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin, Video Producers
From The Sky Down – U2 | Davis Guggenheim, Video Director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim & Ted Skillman, Video Producers